{"data":{"id":"us-co/c.r.s.-12-255-213","jurisdiction":"us-co","citation":"C.R.S. § 12-255-213","heading":"Surrender of certificate.","body":"(1) Prior to the initiation of an investigation or hearing, any certified nurse aide may surrender the aide's certificate to practice as a nurse aide to the board.\n\n(2) Following the initiation of an investigation or hearing and upon a finding that to conduct the investigation or hearing would not be in the public interest, the board may allow a certified nurse aide to surrender the aide's certificate to practice.\n\n(3) The surrender of a certificate in accordance with this section removes all rights and privileges to practice as a nurse aide, including the right to apply for renewal of a certificate.","path":["Title 12 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS","Article 255 - Nurses and Nurse Aides","Part 2 - NURSE AIDES"],"source_url":"https://olls.info/crs/crs2026-title-12.htm","current_through":"Colorado Revised Statutes 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:37:45Z","sha256":"876c92189ecc8f56dbe522931a3394988306dfe01f697dcc11e8000c8432372e","source_id":"us-co","stale":false,"prev":"us-co/c.r.s.-12-255-212","next":"us-co/c.r.s.-12-255-214"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}